President George Washington's principal reason for issuing the Proclamation of Neutrality (1793) was to
(a) repay France for help in the Revolutionary War
(b) protect United States interests in the Caribbean area
(c) safeguard the newly won independence
(d) punish the British for failing to withdraw from American territory
Answer: (c) safeguard the newly won independence
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All of the following are consistent for Australia in the 21st century EXCEPT
A) waves of immigrants. B) the arts and culture are still considered backward by the European world. C) it is not fully independent from Britain. D) its trade is increasingly oriented toward Asia. E) it acts as a regional power.
As an example of rapid urbanization, the cities whose population grew from 172,000 to 2,700,000 and from 960,000 to 6,500,000 during the 1800s, respectively, were
a. New York and Tokyo. b. Paris and London. c. Berlin and Milan. d. Berlin and London. e. Batavia and Shanghai.
Which of the following would not characterize the Jesuit order?
A. It was first led by a Spanish nobleman. B. It owed absolute obedience to the pope. C. It was committed to using education to restore Catholicism in Europe. D. It was responsible for the restoration of Catholicism in areas of Germany and eastern Europe. E. It arranged a theological compromise with the Protestants.
Why were colonial governors so weak?
A) The voting population was larger in Britain, which meant that Americans were not politically active. B) Royal governors depended on the colonial assemblies for their salaries. C) The governors' councils were too powerful, thus making the assemblies reluctant to work with the governors. D) Royal governors had to be born in the colonies so they lacked the educational opportunities available to English-born assemblymen.